"Cos you guys and us are here for probably about a week, and the back up jet is free, I was thinking of Jess, Jack, Henry and Sean coming here on the back up jet and on the way going by Chicago and picking up Morgan's mum, sisters and aunt. They don't know about Morgan being kidnapped but they are Morgan's family."

"He was talking about wanting to see them and possibly bringing them out to Quantico for a visit."

"They can always come back with us, I got plenty of room at my place. So what do you think Matt?"

"Sure and just put it down as case costs if you want. Sure, use the back up jet and fly them out here and everyone can fly home after."

"Thanks Matt. I know Jess and the guys are maybe still awake. Think they might still be eating ice cream."

"At 1 in the morning?"

"It's half 1 but yeah. They wanted to celebrate as they were so happy. I'll go see Aaron but then I'll make a couple of phonecalls."

"Sure, see you in a bit Dave."

"Thanks though Matt. We won't tell Aaron, Morgan or Will and J.J okay?"

"Sure be our secret won't it Spencer?"

"Sure will, I won't say a word, promise…."

Dave hurried back to Aaron's room.

"Hey Dave, how are the other guys?"

"Their the same as you, all of them. Matt's about to go up to the scanner now. Morgan went first and Will went after him but before you but everyone is in the same boat, literally. Oh and you and Matt are sharing a room and Will and Morgan are sharing a room. That okay with you? You got rooms next door to each other and both rooms have private bathrooms."

"Sure that's fine."

"Oh and Matt admitted it about Jess by the way. Will told us…"

"Oh that he fancies Jess?"

"Yeah, but I didn't know you hadn't had sex in 3 years Aaron?"

"3 and a half now but I'm okay. I'd much rather spend all my free time with Jack. Matt even offered to go on cases in my place and let me stay at home on some cases so I can be home and spend more time with Jack which is really good of him."

"Mind if I go outside and make a couple of calls? That and I'll see if the detectives have all the go bags…..and if Garcia is here yet…."

"We'd know if she had arrived…"

Just then Garcia burst into the room.

"SIR! YOUR OKAY!"

"Hi Garcia, yeah I'm okay. So are the others. Matt next door I think has gone for his scans but Morgan is in the room next to him and Will is next door to Morgan…"

"Hey Garcia, could you stay here with Aaron whilst I go make a couple of quick calls?"

"Sure Rossi man. I'd love to…."

Dave stepped outside and called Jessica's house. He was surprised to find they were still up.

"Hello?"

"Hey Jess it's me Dave."

"Oh hey Dave. Thank you so much for finding Aaron and the guys. How is everyone? How's Aaron?"

"Aaron's okay. Real bruised up and everything. He and the other 3 will be here for a few days to rest and start to recover. He's been told that he has to stay with someone once he gets home and has already said he'll be staying with you."

"Course he will. He won't have a choice. So how bad is he injured?"

"His arms, hands and shoulders hurt from him being chained up with his hands above his head, his back Jess is covered with bruises, welts and is so red. The guy whacked him all over his back with a belt. Did the same to the others. His stomach Jess is covered in bruises from where the guy was punching him. His legs really hurt from where he was whacked with a belt and a metal pole across of the back of his knees and the backs of his legs and there's something else I'm not sure you want to know…."

"Please Dave, just tell me. I can take it. The boys are in the kitchen with Sean eating ice cream so they can't hear you talking."

"You remember how I told you about what the guy did to his victims he killed Jess?"

"Yeah what about it?"

"Remember I told you about him using a metal pole?"

"Dave don't tell me they used that and did that to Aaron?"

"He did it and used the pole on all 4 of them Jess. That area is bruised and has some tearing but it will heal up on it's own but he was bleeding Jess from there. If that wasn't enough, they did not only punch his crotch a few times but they also did squeeze his crotch a few times and assault him. They did the same to the others too. And the guy kicked Aaron and the others in the crotch. Doc said there was a little bleeding in his underpants from his front end as well as blood from the other end. But all of them suffered the same beatings, assaults, everything. They've all got the same injuries and same prognosis, which is that given time they will heal up fine everywhere, that they'll spend a few days here in hospital to rest and start to heal up and get better and that when they get released and can go home they have to stay with someone. Aaron will stay with you, Will's obviously got J.J and Matt and Morgan will stay at my place with me."

"But Aaron will be okay Dave?"

"Yeah given a little time he will be Jess. But I was thinking, and I've run it past Matt whose agreed but if I can sort stuff out, the back up jet is free so I was thinking of flying you 4 guys out here to Kansas whilst Aaron and the guys are here and then we'll fly everyone home. But on your way here to Kansas, the jet would stop in Chicago and pick up Morgan's family and fly everyone here. We could meet you at the jet and bring you here to the hospital. I could get you guys rooms at the hotel we're still staying in and I'll pay for the rooms myself. We would surprise Aaron, Morgan and Will and J.J by all you guys coming out here. What do you say? Could you and Sean take the time off work and could the boys stay out of school?"

"Sure, HEY SEAN! TAKE AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK OFF OF WORK OKAY?"

"SURE, I'M OVERDUE SOME VACATION ANYWAY. WHY?"

"I can take the time Dave and I'd keep the boys out of school What about the protection agents?"

"I'll call the director in the morning, tell him the good news and they can be relieved of duty. Are they still sleeping?"

"No, Jack and Henry woke them up by shouting at their heads! But they are enjoying ice cream now. But sure we'll happily come out to visit Aaron and be with him til he gets released and then we'll come home with you guys."

"Thanks Jess. I can't call Morgan's mom til morning but I'll wake up the back up pilots now to sort it out with them. Can you get the agents to drop you off at the airstrip at say 10am?"

"Sure, the boys will be zombies though…but we can make it. I'll have to drag them and Sean onto the jet but we'll be there. Thanks Dave."

"No problem Jess. I'll call you as soon as I've spoken to Morgan's mom okay? I'll call her about 8 and then call you back okay?"

"Sure and thanks Dave for everything."

"Your more than welcome Jess. Can you go pack clothes for everyone and have you got enough stuff for Henry?"

"I think so but Will gave me a key so maybe I could pop over on the way and pick up a few more things for him. Will gave me a key just in case I needed more stuff for Henry."

"I know Aaron leaves quite a few clothes at your place doesn't he?"

"Yeah, most of them actually. Why?"

"Could you pack him a go bag with casual clothes in? The one he has here has only got suit stuff in and he's not working now so maybe pack him some casual clothes? And if you go to get a few more things for Henry, if one of the agents helps you, could you pack casual go bags for both J.J and Will too? I know it's a lot to ask but you can get the agents with you to help you."

"Sure I can. I'll get Sean to pack Aaron a casual go bag and if we go by there on the way, he can pack a bag for Will, I'll just make sure I give him plenty of coffee and wake him up in time but he'll be fine. He can sleep on the jet. But sure all that is fine Dave honest and the agents can help us too."

"Thanks Jess, you are a star! Oh did you know that Matt fancies you?"

"He does?"

"Yeah, he both admitted it to the others when they were in the basement and he's just admitted it to me, J.J, Spencer and Alex so we all know about it. But he fancies you."

"I'll take that as a compliment. I think he is good looking too."

"He and Aaron are sharing a room Jess. Will and Morgan are sharing a room next door to them."

"I'd better go but I'll see you tomorrow Dave, and thank you. I can't wait to get there. I'll go tell the boys and Sean now."

"Sure, bye Jess! See you tomorrow, I mean this afternoon!"

"Sure oh and if Aaron talks to Jack or Will to Henry before you guys get here, tell them not to mention anything about coming here okay? Tell them to lie and say their at home okay?"

"Sure, I can bribe them very easily. Bribe Sean too…"

"I've no doubt. Thanks Jess. See you this afternoon!"

Dave hung up and, even though it was only 2am, he decided to chance it and called Fran Morgan.

"Morgan residence."

"Mrs Morgan? It's Dave Rossi here, one of the guys on your son's team…"

"Oh hi Dave. Er you do know it's only 2am…."

"Yeah I do and I'm very sorry to wake you."

"Please tell me nothing has happened to my Derek?"

"I'm afraid something did happen but he's okay. Today at around half 10, he, Aaron, Matt and Will, who had come with us on this case here in Kansas City, were kidnapped and were beaten pretty badly by our unsub. But by 11pm we'd figured out where they were being held and went and rescued them. The 4 of them are here in hospital now. All are being admitted for a few days before we take them home."

"Oh my god! Not Derek! Not my baby boy!"

"I'm sorry Mrs Morgan but he is okay I promise. He really wants to see you, his sisters and his aunt. So, because Aaron really wants to see Jack, Jess and Sean and Will really wants to see Henry, who has been staying with Jess, Jack and Sean, this morning, their gonna be getting on our back up BAU jet and we're flying them out here. We're gonna surprise Aaron and Will and J.J when they get here. But because you, his sisters and his aunt are Morgan's family and Chicago is kinda on the way from Quantico to here, I was thinking, could the jet pick you, his sisters and his aunt up in Chicago on it's way here and we'd fly you guys with Jess, Jack, Henry and Sean out here to Kansas so you could be with Derek whilst he's here for a few days. Then, if you guys can take a little time off, when we leave here, you guys could come back to Quantico with us. Derek and Matt are both staying at my place til they get better and you guys could stay at my place too. If you guys need to get back after the next few days, we'll go by Chicago on our way home and drop you guys off. But if you guys can come back with us, when you want or need to leave to go home, I'll have the BAU back up jet fly you guys home. And when you are all here, I'll pay for all the hotel rooms for you guys, for Jack, Henry, Sean and Jess so you will all have someplace to stay whilst Derek and the guys are here in the hospital. Me, Alex and a couple of detective friends could arrange to come meet you all at the airstrip and bring you here and take your bags to the hotel. We'd make sure everyone could get back and forth between the hotel and here but I figure you'd really want to see Derek and he so wants to see you. You guys could surprise Derek as he wouldn't be expecting to see you. So what do you think Mrs Morgan? I'd have some friends from the Chicago FBI field office come pick you guys up from your homes to take you and your bags to the jet and you'd fly here with Jess, Jack, Henry and Sean. They'd be taking off from Quantico around 10 so would be in Chicago between half 11 and 12 mid day and you guys would get here to Kansas City just after 1pm. We'd meet you and bring you here to see Derek."

"I'll call Des, Sarah and Yvonne now. I'd love that Dave. So my baby boy is okay?"

"Yeah he's okay. And he will be okay."

"What about Hotch and the others?""They're the same as Derek, beaten up, bruised but given time they will heal up fine and be fine. I think it would do Derek the world of good to see you guys and for you guys to be here with him."

"When he gets released would it be okay if we came back with you guys on the jet?"

"Course it would. Jess, Jack, Henry and Sean are all flying back with us, so of course you can. We'll have both jets and you can fly on whatever jet Derek is flying on."

"Thank you so much Dave. What time do you want us to be ready for?"

"If I have friends from the field office pick you guys up at say 11, would that be okay? They can pick Sarah, Desiree and Yvonne up from their homes."

"That's fine Dave, we'll be there. I can't wait to see my baby boy. I'll take care of him!"

"That's what he needs, his mom to take care of him. Oh you do know about Clooney don't you?"

"His german shepherd?"

"Yeah, when he stays at my place, Clooney will be staying too. But Mudgie will also be there."

"We know about Clooney and we'd love to meet him. He sounds so lovely. We'd love to meet Mudgie too. Derek is always telling us about Mudgie and how he and Clooney are best friends. I've got to go now Dave as I got to talk to the others but thank you so much."

"Oh just to warn you, Jack, Henry and Sean might be like zombies according to Jess. They're all currently eating ice cream and drinking soda, celebrating Aaron's rescue. At the moment they're on a sugar high but by tomorrow, they'll be crashing hard…"

"You do know we've never met Jack, Henry, Jess or Sean? But we've always wanted to meet the famous Jack and Henry, Derek's always talking about them. They sound so great. He's told us about Jessica and how she takes care of Jack for Hotch when he has to work. He's told us what a great lady she is and how all the team really love her."

"Yeah, especially Matt! He fancies her!"

"Really?"

"Yeah. So you guys have never met Sean either?"

"No but Derek's told us about Hotch's brother and how he's moved to Quantico. How he's a great guy and so much fun and a great uncle to Jack, his nephew. Everyone likes Sean according Derek. He says Sean worked at the New York Plaza Hotel. Is that true?"

"Yeah and when he moved to Quantico, he transferred to the Quantico branch and now works at the famous Quantico Plaza Hotel. Was head bar man at the New York branch and is bar manager in the Quantico branch so he's done so well for himself. You guys will really like him, Jess, and especially Jack and Henry. The little guys are so much fun and are great."

"From what Derek has said, they sound so great and we can't wait to meet them, all of them. I have to go now so I can call the others but we'll see you this afternoon Dave! And thank you."

"Your more than welcome Mrs Morgan."

"Please call me Fran."

Dave hung up, so pleased with himself. He next made a call to the jet pilots of the back up jet.

"Hello?" A sleepy man answered.

"Hi Ad, it's Dave from the main team.

"Hey Dave, it's 2am. Do you guys need the back up? I thought Joe and Max had flown you guys to Kansas yesterday?"

"We're still in Kansas City but I was hoping you and Pete could do us a favour….." Dave explained what had happened and his idea and how he'd put it down as case costs.

"Sure, we'll do that. So the guys are okay?"

"Yeah, real beaten up and having to stay here for a few days but they'll be okay. It's cos they gotta stay here for a few days that I want to bring the others out. Reminds me, might surprise Alex too if I can call James in a minute. So could you guys have the back up jet ready to take off at 10am? Jess, Jack, Henry and Sean will meet the jet at the airstrip. You'd fly to Chicago to pick up Morgan's family then fly on here to Kansas City. We'll meet them off the jet. And in a few days when the guys get released, we'll need both jets to fly everyone home to Quantico. Morgan's family is coming back with us for a few more days. Then could you guys fly them home to Chicago. I'll put it as case costs again."

"Sure, that's fine with us. We'll ready the back up for 10am and should be in Chicago for around half 11, then we should be in Kansas for around 12.45."

"Thanks Adam. Owe you guys one!"

"No problem Dave, glad we can help. Hope the guys get better soon and we'll help fly everyone home along with Joe and Max. For now I'll call Pete then get a few more hours sleep. But we'll be ready."

"Thanks Ad!"

After hanging up, he called James, Alex's husband.

"Dave, you do realise it's after 2am? I didn't finish my shift til 10pm….."

"Sorry James but got something to run by you….." Dave told him what had happened and about flying the others out to Kansas before flying everyone home. James, being a doctor, was shocked by what had happened and was clearly worried for al 4 of them. When he heard about Dave's plan, he was instantly in, and said he'd take some time off of work at his job at Trinity General Hospital.

"I just need a little help before you leave Quantico. I got Jess and Sean packing new go bags with casual clothes for Aaron, J.J and Will. If I call Tom, Clooney's sitter and get him to pack Morgan a fresh go bag, could you pick it up from Morgan's place and if I call Matt's neighbour to let you in, could you pack Matt a fresh go bag with casual clothes in? Matt only has work suits in his go bag here."

"Sure that's fine Dave, I'll do that and I'll be at the jet at 10. I'll not only pack myself a go bag but I'll pack Alex a fresh go bag with casual clothes in. I'll go by Matt's place, pack him a casual go bag and then go by Morgan's place to pick up the go bag Tom's gonna pack but I'll be at the jet by 10 for sure."

"Great. Thanks James. Oh the others don't know you'll be coming out too. I'll text Jess to let her know though so you don't completely surprise them. And you guys are going by Chicago to pick up Morgan's family."

"Sure, no problem. Thanks Dave."

After ending the call, Dave sent Jess a text.

'James coming 2. He's bringing fresh go bags for him, Alex, Morgan and Matt and will meet u guys at jet by 10. C U this aft. Dave.'

'Sure. Thanx 4 letting me know. Will c him later at jet. Just going to bed but have packed bags for all us ready and we will go by Henry's place 2 pack go bags for him, Will and J.J and will b jet by 10. C U this aft. Jess.'

After that call Dave went back into Aaron's trauma room. Aaron could see the guy smiling.

"What's up Dave?"

"Nothing, just heard a joke that's all."

"Oh yeah, what joke?"

"You know I can't remember but all I remember is that it was funny."

"Agent Hotchner? We're ready to take you guys up to your rooms now. You'll be sharing with Agent Cruz if that's okay? But Agent Morgan and Detective LaMontagne will be sharing a room right next door. Both rooms have private bathrooms."

"Thanks doc. Er Garcia could you go see how Matt next door is doing before we're taken up?"

"Sure Hotch….." Garcia went next door, not knowing Aaron wanted her to leave before asking the doc about his catheter.

"Er any chance you could remove the catheter? I think I can walk, at least to the bathroom and when we get there, I so need a shower….."

"Sure…."

Aaron then endured the uncomfortable procedure of having his catheter removed.

"You'll have to let us know straight away if there is ANY blood in your urine whilst you're here okay Agent Hotchner? We just need to keep an eye on things down there in case there is any bleeding or sign of injury and if you don't feel up to walking to use the toilet, a nurse can and will bring you a bedpan to use okay?"

"Sure, thanks doc. Appreciate it and I promise I'll tell someone if there is any blood at all in my pee okay?"

"Sure, let's take you upstairs shall we? Your in room 310, the other 2 are in room 311."

"Thanks doc."

"Have you given any thought to any of the suggestions to help with the bleeding?"

"Yeah. What kind of pad would it be?"

"Like a sanitary napkin that women wear for their menstrual period but a incontinence pad for men who have mild problems controlling their bowels. It's designed to go into the back of a man's underpants and it would absorb any blood, though you would have to change it regularly or at least check it regularly, like a woman does when she's menstruating. If you chose to use pads for a couple of days, I could have the nurses put some in the bathroom you'll be in for you to use. I could even get them to put them out of sight so any visitor wouldn't see them. When you change the pad simply fold and wrap it in toilet paper and throw it in the trash bin. I'd have the nurses make sure to empty the trash in your bathroom regularly. But if you chose the pull up option then I could have the nurses hide any packets in your bathroom and even give you a trash bin with a lid so you could hide any used pull up and you'd only have to use it for any bleeding, you could still use the toilet as normal and you'd only have to use and wear any pad or pull up for a couple of days until the bleeding stops and you start healing up okay."

"Could anyone tell I was wearing either? Both with just a gown and also with pants?"

"When your wearing a gown both are invisible. And in terms of pants they are both invisible under any pants, though looser fitting pants like suit pants and tracksuits and pyjamas will definitely not show anything. They might show very slightly under jeans but if you wear looser fitting jeans they won't. Both a pad and a pull up. But there's always the options of using toilet paper and or lying on a towel. But both the pad and the pull up are discreet. So have you decided on anything or do you still want to think about it? Either is fine."

"If I used the pad things could I have a trash bin with a lid to hide them in?"

"Sure, no problem. So would you like to at least try the pads and if you don't like them before the bleeding stops you can try something else."

"Sure."

"I'll sort it so that there are packets of pads in your bathroom in the cupboard under the sink so you can use them but no visitor will see them. And I'll make sure your bathroom has 2 trash bins, one with a lid and one without."

"Thanks doc."

"Paul can you sort that out now whilst we start to take Agent Hotchner upstairs?"

"Sure doc. I'll get it sorted Agent Hotchner by the time you get to the room."

"Thanks Paul. Appreciate it."

With Dave, a couple of orderlies, the doc and a nurse, they wheeled Aaron out of the room towards the elevators. As he was led to the elevators, Matt and the others were wheeled out of their rooms.

"Hey Matt, heard all us guys are the same prognosis and injury wise?"

"Yeah but we did all suffer the same stuff. Dave did you…?"

"Yeah I did. And it's sorted Matt."

"What's sorted Dave? What did you do this time?"

"Nothing, honest!"

"Agent Rossi, we have the bags!" Three detectives appeared holding all the go bags.

"Thanks guys."

"We put labels on so we knew whose was whose. These 2 are yours….." He handed 2 go bags to J.J "This is yours Matt, and this is yours Spencer…"

"This is yours Dave, and here's yours Hotch…" He handed 2 go bags to Dave

"And this one is yours Spencer and this is yours Alex."

"Thank guys. So you guys off home to bed now?"

"No we're gonna surprise Max and Simon! Wake them, the captain and Mark up! They don't know the news! Everyone's forgotten to tell them!"

"Oh yeah we forgot they were at this hospital."

"Yeah in rooms 307 and 308 upstairs…"

"Right next door then? Me and Matt are going in 310 but Morgan and Will are next door in 309…"

"Really? Cap will come visit with the others then…We gotta tell them the news first…."

"I got an idea guys…."

The 4 of them were loaded onto the 4 elevators and everyone, including the detectives, headed up to the floor they were going to and followed the 4 men on the bed trolleys towards the rooms. When they got outside room 308, where 2 uniforms were sitting dozing outside, on Dave's suggestion they all stopped. Detective Woods knocked on the door and poked his head in to see his captain asleep in a chair beside Detective Jones' bed.

"Hey captain!"

"Huh?" The captain woke up to see his detective's head at the door.

"You got a minute captain? We got an update for you but don't want to wake Jones. So can you come outside a sec so we can talk? Towers and Smith are here too."

"Sure Woods…."

The captain emerged from the room, saw Hotch and the other 3 on beds outside the room and looked completely shocked!

"Wait! You guys have been rescued already?"

"Yeah hi Captain!"

"When did this happen?"

"Well it started around 11…." Dave went on to tell the whole story.

"HEY JONES! WAKE UP AND COME OUTSIDE! SOMEONE IS HERE TO SEE YOU!"

"Huh? What's the time?"

"2am!"

"Hi Sam. How's the case?"

"Tell you in a minute. You wanna come out of the room?"

"Why can't they come in here?"

"Just come on Max…"

"Fine but this better be good Sam…"

He sleepily came out of the room and looked completely shocked!

"Hotch? Will? Matt? Morgan? You guys are okay?"

"Yeah, hi Max. We're okay. Pretty beaten up and here for a few days but we're okay. You doing okay?"

"Yeah. Think the drugs are just about gone, feel fine now. Simon's next door in 307. Sam go wake them up!"

"Sure…..be right back…"

"So when did this happen and when did you guys get rescued?"

"Between 11 and midnight? When Simon comes out we'll retell the whole story but we're free, Tony is in jail along with some of his friends, 3 of the guys who helped take us changed their minds about Tony and decided to help us. One, Toby, had the guts to make a call to Dave. In return for them having hearts, they'll get immunity and protection in return for their help in convicting Tony. But Toby, Andy and Mike are good guys unlike the other bastards. Tony was the main ringleader and the worst. But Gary and Eric were weird and just as bad. Thomas simply helped Tony. But Andy, Toby and Mike hated what Tony was doing and had a change of heart and decided to help us and end everything. And they did."

"Wait! Mike and Andy were at the house I was at and they helped Eric take you guys…"

"Yeah and they had a change of heart. Turns out they do have hearts and they are decent guys. They were so sorry for what Tony was doing to us. Toby was one of the guys at the house Simon was at and he was one of the guys who helped take Matt and Morgan but he really is a decent guy with a heart. He made the call that ended everything and meant we could be rescued."

"Oh right. So how are you guys doing?"

"We're okay. All got the same injuries and prognosis but we'll be fine. Staying here for a few days before we go home."

"Oh yeah? What rooms you guys in?"

"Morgan and Will are next door in room 309, me and Matt are next door to them in 310."

"You guys are next door?"

"Yeah."

"Oh my god! Please tell me I'm not hallucinating?"

"No Thompson, your not! They are real, honest….."

"But how did you guys and when did you guys?"

Dave and Aaron repeated the entire story of their rescue.

"Wait you guys are in 309 and 310, next door to Max?"

"Yeah we're here for a few days but we'll be fine. We just have to heal up and everything."

"Agents? We really should get you guys settled so you can get some rest. There are fresh gowns for each of you in the rooms so you can shower."

"You guys have got private bathrooms?"

"Yeah, both rooms have."

"Me and Simon have to use the men's room over there…" Max pointed to the men's room opposite their rooms on the other side of the hall.

"I hate to say it guys, but you guys do smell of, is that piss?"

"Yeah but when you gotta go, you gotta go captain and we were being held with our hands chained above our heads. They were giving us quite a bit of water to drink. We all had to really go twice in our pants. Was horrible and we so need showers now."

"We'll let you guys go but we'll come by in the morning to see you okay?"

"Sure. Oh Detective Woods, do you have a minute?"

"Dave what's going on?"

"Nothing, just this guy really helped me and the team out on the case and I want to thank him. You'd best go take a shower Aaron. Here's your go bag…"

"Thanks Dave."

"Sure I got quite a few minutes for you Agent Rossi. What's up?"

"You want a coffee by any chance?"

"Sure, love one….back soon captain!"

"Er Detective Towers? Smith? I could do with talking to you guys too. Buy you coffee…"

"Sure we never turn down coffee…"

Dave led them to the nearby coffee machine and told them about him bringing the others out to Kansas and surprising Aaron, Will, Morgan and J.J and Matt too.

"It's just that to get them here, I'll need help. There's 9 of them coming. If you 3 could pick them up for us and bring them here, then take their bags to the hotel? I'll call the hotel, book rooms, which I'll be paying for, and get them to keep the bags safe until they go to the hotel later. They are bringing fresh go bags for Aaron, Will, Morgan, Matt, J.J and Alex so they'll be bringing some bags up here."

"No problem, we'll pick them up and bring them here and take any bags to the hotel. Glad we can help you and them Dave."

"Thanks guys. Be at the airstrip by half 12, the jet will get in sometime between half 12 and 1."

"Sure, no problem."

Meanwhile Aaron was wheeled first into the room he'd be sharing with Matt. Very carefully he managed to stand up, by this time the pain meds had obviously kicked in as his legs, and whole body didn't hurt anymore. He managed to start walking, though it started as more of a shuffle until his legs became less stiff and eventually he could walk normally. When he'd gotten up off the bed he'd been brought into the room in, he was horrified to see some blood on the sheet under him and hadn't realised he was bleeding back there. As they wheeled the bed out of the room, he'd hurried into the bathroom to have a shower, holding his go bag and the fresh gown a nurse had handed to him. He saw the packets of pads in the cupboard under the sink. As he'd stood in the shower, the hot water hitting his raw back had hurt, the pain breaking through the pain meds he was on and it had taken a few minutes for the pain to subside before he could start washing. After he'd finished his long shower and dried himself off, he'd reluctantly put a pad inside the back of his underpants before pulling his underpants right up, the pad feeling a little weird under him. After pulling on the fresh gown, he'd brushed his teeth before leaving the bathroom.

Just after Aaron had gone into the bathroom, Matt had been wheeled into the room.

"Agent Cruz, whilst Agent Hotchner is using the shower, I figured you might like to at least lie on a towel that would absorb any blood so I've put a towel in your bed ready for you to lie on."

"Thanks nurse."

As Matt had very stiffly stood up, his pain meds having kicked in and stopping any pain, and had started to walk towards his new bed, he'd been horrified to see blood on the sheet on the bed he'd been lying on. He hadn't realised he was bleeding down there and he was suddenly grateful for the nurse having given him a towel to lie on.

Dave went to Aaron's new room. Aaron was in the shower and Matt was waiting for a shower.

"It's all sorted Matt. The jet. the guys, the bags, the detectives help in bringing everyone here. Jess, Jack, Henry, Sean and James will get on the jet at 10, it'll land and pick up Morgan's family in Chicago about half 11 and then get here about 12.45. Jess and Sean have not only packed go bags for them, Jack and Henry but also a fresh go bag with casual clothes in for Aaron. They'll go by Henry's house to pick up more stuff for Henry and to pack fresh casual go bags for Will and J.J. James will go by your place, I'll get your neighbour to let him in and will pack you a fresh go bag with casual clothes in it. I'll call Tom and get him to pack Morgan a fresh go bag and James will pick it up on his way. He'll already have got fresh go bags for himself and for Alex. They'll leave Quantico at 10 and go by Chicago. When they land here in Kansas city, Detectives Woods, Towers and Spike will meet them all off of the jet and bring them here. I'll call the hotel first thing in the morning and book everyone rooms. The detectives will take any bags to the hotel and I'll get them to put them either in safe keeping or if possible in the rooms. Oh and Morgan's family will be coming back with all of us when we go home."

"Great."

"Oh and Jess said you are good looking…"

"Huh?"

"I told Jess you fancied her. She told me she thought you were good looking."

"Aaron said she'd told him that. Can't believe she thinks I'm good looking! So does everyone know I fancy Jess?"

"Yeah. Including Morgan's mom."

"You told his mom?"

"Yeah sorry, kinda slipped out. But there's one person who doesn't know. I gotta go tell her…"

"Not Garcia?"

"Yeah, did she go next door with Morgan and Will?"

"Yeah."

"Be back soon Matt!"

Just as Dave left the room, Aaron emerged from the bathroom in a fresh gown and fresh pair of underpants.

"Where's Dave off to in a hurry?"

"To tell Garcia who doesn't know….."

"About you fancying Jess?"

"Yeah. I can't believe she thinks I'm good looking…"

"Yeah well she's told me that more than once."

"I wonder what Garcia would think if she knew about Sean…"

"Oh yeah, I do wonder…..I'll tell her in the morning. Showers free though. I have to say, I feel so much better and cleaner now….."

"Something I'm looking forward to. I'll be out soon…" Matt got up and Aaron noticed him pick up a towel that had been in his bed and he'd been lying on and he went to go into the bathroom.

"You know I swear Dave is up to something…."

Matt, holding his go bag and the towel, stopped in the bathroom doorway and turned around to face Aaron, who was lying in his bed.

"Why's that then?"

"Just I know the guy and he's acting weird, even for him. Plus I am a profiler, I just can't figure out what he's up to but after I came back from the scanner and you went up, he was outside the room for a while talking on his cell. Must have made at least 4 phone calls. By the time he came back into the room, you'd come back from the scanner he'd taken so long. Plus he did have a smile on his face like he was happy. I know he's happy we're okay and been rescued but this smile was different. It's like he knew he'd done something right and knew he was up to something he shouldn't be. Like he knew something no one else did. I just can't figure out what he might know or what he's up to."

"Sorry I can't help you. I don't know either . Dave's spent most of his time with you and I haven't really spoken to Dave much yet."

"You did ask him if everything was sorted Matt. You know something don't you?"

"No, honest, I don't. I'm gonna shower, if I don't see you before then I'll see you in the morning, or what's left of it. There's 2 things I really need, shower and sleep. At least the doc took the damn catheter out so I don't have to have that in anymore."

"Yeah, got my doc to take mine out just before he bought me upstairs."

"I was the same. It was just before I was taken to the elevators. Had to get Garcia and Alex to wait outside just so I could ask the doc to take it out. You do know the nurse put the damn thing in with Alex in the room!"

"Oh man. Alex saw your stuff?"

"Yeah and the catheter going in! She was there when the nurses took off my pants and underpants. She was shocked when the nurses told the doc there was blood in my pants and underpants and she did see the amount of blood that was in my underpants. Doc suggested I maybe wear a pad like an incontinence pad for a couple of days. Or lie on a towel, keep toilet paper down the back of my underpants or even wearing a pull up diaper."

"Suggested the same for me for a couple of days til I stop bleeding. I actually am wearing a pad now. Doesn't feel too bad, just a little weird. But I am bleeding a bit. What about you?"

"I'm still bleeding, just a slow trickle but still bleeding. I too have gone for trying the pads option. Been lying on a towel whilst you were in the shower. There's blood on it so I am still bleeding. Gonna be wearing a pad when I come out though. I really can't wait til this bleeding stops and I heal up."

"Neither can I Matt."

"I'm gonna get in the shower but I'll see you when we wake up."

"Sure see you then…" Aaron suddenly gave a big yawn of tiredness as Matt closed the bathroom door. By the time Dave came back into the room, Aaron had been so tired he was fast asleep. Seeing Matt in the bathroom and needing it himself, Dave went out to use the men's room opposite the 2 detectives rooms and was back in the room sitting in the chair between the 2 beds when Matt, freshly showered and in fresh gown and fresh underpants and looking a lot happier after the shower, emerged from the bathroom.

"Feeling better Matt?"

"Yeah thanks Dave. Real tired though…"

"You just get some sleep. I'm gonna be staying in this room tonight so I'll keep watch over you guys. Aaron certainly must be real tired."

"Yeah, he was yawning before I closed the bathroom door he was so tired but I'm just as tired." Matt climbed in his bed.

"Thanks Dave."

"For what?"

"For finding us and rescuing us."

"You don't have to thank me but you're more than welcome."

Matt lay a little uncomfortable, still trying to get used to the feel of having to wear a pad in his underpants. It felt really weird to him. Dave noticed him looking uncomfortable.

"You okay Matt?"

"Yeah. You were with Aaron when the doc talked to him weren't you?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Aaron told me he too is bleeding and, on the docs advice is using a pad in his underpants. I am too."

"You too are bleeding down there?"

"Yeah and I got a pad in my underpants. Trying to get used to it but it feels so weird."

"So Aaron told you he was bleeding too?"

"Yeah, after I told him how Alex was in the room when the nurses took my clothes off. She saw my underpants Dave. Saw the blood. I wasn't sure what to say to her. I had to get her to leave the room before the doc had to give me a rape exam. After that he told me I'd be bleeding a little back there and gave suggestions like pads, toilet paper, lying on a towel or even wearing a pull up diaper, until the bleeding stopped and I started to heal up. Chose to try the pads. But like Aaron I too am having to wear pads in the back of my underpants until I heal up and stop bleeding but like Aaron Dave, I too am bleeding back there."

"You were all violated and raped with the pole Matt, it's to be expected. Aaron's got some tearing and bruising on his anus and the doc said it would heal up fine but that it would, for a couple of days, keep bleeding like a woman on her period. He suggested the same stuff and Aaron too chose to try wearing pads but it'll only be for a couple of days til he starts healing up and it stops bleeding back there. It'll be the same for you. It'll only be a couple of days then you'll start healing up and you'll stop bleeding."

"I'm straight by the way Dave. I know I am. I'm not like Eric and Gary. I didn't like it Dave. Honest. It hurt so much."

"I know your straight Matt. I know Aaron is straight. He actually told his doc and the male nurse in the room he was straight. I know your not gay and I know you didn't like it and it hurt like hell. I heard you screaming Matt. When Toby called me, not only did he tell me Tony was onto you and only had Will left, I could hear you screaming Matt and I could hear the others shouting for him to get off you. I heard the others use your name. Toby made the call whilst Tony was assaulting you and I will never forget having to hear you scream like that and I can only imagine how much pain he was causing you and how much it must have hurt."

"You heard me screaming?"

"Yeah over the phone when Toby got the guts to call me on my cell to tell me the address and to plead with me to get there fast. He was pleading Matt for it to stop and pleading for us to get there fast. But I could hear your screams and I'm just so sorry we couldn't get there before Tony started doing that to you guys. That sight of Will when we got down to the basement is a sight I will never forget and that pole covered in blood and faeces is something I won't forget either."

"He didn't clean the pole and used the same pole on all of us Dave. Started with Aaron, and used it on him, then used it on Morgan, then used it on me, then he used it on Will. But it was the same metal pole and he didn't clean it at all."

"Aaron told me Matt. He told me about Tony using the same pole and not cleaning it. I told the doc you were all sodomised with a pole but I had to. Aaron also told me about what Eric and Gary did and how they touched you all and were squeezing and assaulting your stuff. He did react badly when the nurses went to remove his pants and that's when he was pleading for them to leave them on, that when they'd taken his pants down they'd hurt him. That Eric had touched him and squeezed his stuff through his pants, then done the same through his underpants then pulled his underpants down, touched and felt up his stuff and then squeezed his stuff hard. Eric had hurt him every time. Said Eric had done the same things to Morgan and that Gary had done the same things to you and Will."

"It's true Dave. Tony also punched us hard in the crotch a couple of times and before the pole assault he kicked our crotch. Did the same on each of us. And after the pole assault, as they dragged us to our feet, he did punch our bare crotches hard before pulling back up our pants. But yeah Dave, Gary did that to me and to Will but he and Eric did really hurt us and none of us wanted them to touch us down there. I mean I don't mind a woman touching my stuff but not a guy and definitely not them. We didn't react and we all hated it. You have to believe us Dave, all 4 of us hated Eric and Gary touching and squeezing our stuff. It did really hurt. My stuff is slightly bruised and the doc said there was a bit of blood in the crotch of my underpants. I was bleeding a bit down there apparently. He checked me out but I seem okay. But none of us liked it and we all hated it Dave."

"I know all you guys did. I know your all straight. Hell you've had so many girlfriends, Morgan's had so many girlfriends. Hell Will is married and he's Henry's dad. Aaron's been married for over 20 years, he's had a girlfriend since Haley died and since breaking up with Beth, he's been single but I know he loves women and is completely straight. Hell he's a dad to Jack. You guys can't get any straighter than that. Hell you fancy Aaron's sister in law. Proves your straight Matt. But I do have to say, Jess is good looking and I can't blame you for fancying her."

"Thanks Dave. I did react and have a flashback when the nurse went to insert the catheter. Alex had to hold my hand. Didn't tell her why I reacted but they couldn't put the catheter in til I'd calmed down but I'd had a flashback of Gary touching and squeezing my stuff and really hurting me. After I'd sent Alex out of the room and after the female nurse had left and they'd gotten a male nurse in to assist the doc, I did tell them why I reacted to the other nurse putting in the catheter. That's when the doc examined my stuff but the male nurse, Tom, kept me distracted by chatting to me. He was okay. Was telling me about his wife and his kid. It did help. I then told him about the pole assault and that's when he told me he'd need to do a rape exam on me. So Aaron had a flashback and reacted too Dave?"

"Yeah but when they went to pull down and take off his pants and underpants. He told me, the doc and the 2 female nurses about the assaults by Eric. Went into detail only after the female nurses left. The doc had them send in a male nurse to help him with Aaron's exams on his stuff and for his rape exam. But not only did Spencer see the blood on the backs of your guys pants in the basement but we all did, me, J.J, Alex and Spencer. Though none us realised you guys were bleeding that much into your underpants. But we all saw that metal pole and Will and we did realise he'd assaulted all of you. I told them I'd heard you screaming and told the others what Toby had told me about Tony being on you and only having Will left. All 4 of us know you were all assaulted and raped with that metal pole."

"I didn't say anything to Alex."

"She knows though. She knows what the guy did to his victims, she saw everything we did in that basement, she heard me tell her, J.J and Spencer about you screaming and what Toby had said to me, she knows Matt and she and the others all know that all 4 of you guys are completely straight and that anything that happened is stuff you had no control over, you couldn't fight back and you hated."

"Thanks Dave. Oh before I forget and fall asleep, did you know that Aaron's brother fancies Garcia?"

"Really?"

"Yeah. Is she still next door?"

"Yeah she and Spencer and J.J are dozing in the chairs in the room next door. Alex will be in here in a minute to keep me company. She'll be interested to hear that…"

"Yeah…oh hi Alex…" Just as they were talking about her, Alex entered the room to see Hotch fast asleep, Matt lying in his bed and Dave sitting in chair between the beds.

"Hotch that tired then?"

"Yeah. Oh did you know about Sean?"

"What about him?"

"He fancies Garcia…."

"No way! Does Garcia know?"

"No, only me, Aaron, Morgan and Will. Aaron told us down in the basement. Oh thanks by the way for rescuing us Alex."

"You're more than welcome Matt."

"I hope I'm not being rude but I'm so tired….."

"You just get some sleep Matt, you need it. Me and Dave will take turns keeping watch. Spencer, Garcia and J.J are doing the same next door. Will's already asleep and so is Morgan. Both of them have had good showers though."

"Bet their just as tired as I am. I'll see you guys when I wake up okay?"

"Sure Matt, night though!"

"Night guys and thank you."

Within a couple of minutes Matt, too, was fast asleep.

"Now their asleep Dave, I have to tell you something. When the nurses took off his clothes there was quite a bit of blood in his underpants….."

"Aaron's too Alex. Both guys have some tearing and bruising and they are bleeding a little but they were assaulted Alex with a pole. They have to heal up. At the moment they're both wearing pads in their underpants."

"Same as Morgan and Will. Their both bleeding and both the guys are wearing pads now in bed. Will was lying on a towel whilst Morgan was in the shower but when he got up to go shower, there was blood on the towel Dave. He's bleeding more than Morgan, it's not that much but it's a little than Morgan apparently. Think it's cos he was assaulted last and just before we got there. But in the trauma room downstairs, when the nurse went to insert Matt's catheter, he did react pretty badly to her touching his stuff and they had to wait for him to calm down before they could continue. And even then Matt pleaded for me to hold his hand as the nurse put his catheter in. He wouldn't say why he reacted so badly to her touching his stuff though."

"They were molested and assaulted Alex. Gary touched and squeezed the privates of both Matt and Will not only through their pants but through their underpants and their bare crotches after he'd pulled down their underpants. Every time Gary squeezed their stuff it hurt them so much. Eric did exactly the same to Aaron and Morgan. When the nurses went to take off Aaron's pants, he had a flashback and he did react badly, he was pleading for them to leave his pants on, even telling everyone in the room that when they'd pulled down his pants, they'd hurt him. And he told us it wasn't just Tony with the pole and that Eric had touched, molested and assaulted him and Morgan and that Gary had done the same to Matt and Will. If that wasn't enough, Tony apparently had punched them all in the crotch a couple of times today and before each pole assault, he'd kicked their crotch hard. After the pole assault, before pulling up their clothes, Tony had punched them hard in the bare crotch. Did you see Matt's underpants?"

"Yeah, there was quite a bit of blood in the back and a bit in the crotch too."

"Yeah apparently they were bleeding a little down there but didn't know it. Docs checked their stuff out and there doesn't appear to be any damage or anything wrong and there wasn't any blood in Aaron's urine after he had the catheter in."

"Doc said Matt's urine was clear and there was no sign of blood. I didn't understand what he'd meant as I didn't know Matt had been bleeding down there and had had problems. Just before we came upstairs though he did send me and Garcia out of the room and by the time he called us back in, the doc had taken out his catheter. I did notice the other 2 had also had their catheters removed by the time they left their trauma rooms."

"Yeah, Aaron asked for his catheter to be removed just before he was bought up here. It's why we sent Garcia to Matt."

"He sent both us out of the room, even though I'd been in the room when they put it in. But I did have to hold his hand and distract him then. But I could see it was uncomfortable….."

"You should have seen Aaron's face. He hated it too. Bet the other 2 guys were the same…"

"I heard they had to get a male nurse in to do Morgan's catheter and that Spencer was good at keeping him occupied. For once his chattering came in useful. I heard that Will reacting violently when they went to put his in. Heard to distract him J.J kissed him and kept his attention on her. It worked though."

"It's gonna take time for them all to start to recover, even after they physically are okay, it'll be the mental stuff they'll still have trouble with. Doc suggested to Aaron that he might need to talk to a counsellor or psychiatrist for a while but he's letting Aaron decide what to do about that. For now all we can do is be here for them and help them as best we can. But they will need our help Alex, they might not think they will and they might not want to ask for it, but I reckon all 4 of them will need our support. Lucky for them 2 of us are guys but it's still gonna be hard on them, all of them."

"Yeah I know and I know we'll all be there for them and we'll help them Dave."